Advanced Practice Professional - Hospitalist - Potomac Valley Hospital

West Virginia University; Keyser (WV); In loco; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

West Virginia University Health System seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) to join the hospitalist team at Potomac Valley Hospital. This role features a 50/50 day and night shift split in a hybrid inpatient setting, with the opportunity to coordinate care across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualified applicants will have NP or PA credentials, an APRN license or PA certification, and BLS/ACLS. Acute care or hospitalist experience is preferred, with support for education and professional

Competenze

• Current U.S. nursing license as NP or PA licensure where applicable.
• National certification as APRN or PA certification (NCCPA/ANCC/AA-CNS).
• Active BLS and ACLS as required by department.

Mansioni

• Provide inpatient, hospital-based care for adult patients as part of a collaborative team.
• Perform rounds, orders, and disposition planning with hospitalist faculty.
• Coordinate with specialty services and discharge planning.
• Engage in resident/medical student education as applicable.
• Adhere to evidence-based guidelines and regulatory standards.

Conoscenze

BLS Certification

Acute care experience

Hospitalist experience

Formazione

Master’s Degree in Nursing (APRN)

ARC-PA accredited PA program

Descrizione del lavoro

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality,patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinaryhealthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses,and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses,treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice andarea of specialty. The APP is responsible for deliveringevidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes,maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supportingthe clinical, educational, and operational goals of the departmentand organization.

Additional Job Description:

WVU Medicine, West Virginia University Health System MedicalGroup (WVUHS Medical Group) seeks an Advanced Practice Provider(PA or NP) Hospitalist to practice at Potomac Valley Hospital. Thisis a hybrid 50/50 split of day and night shifts.

At Potomac Valley Hospital, we strive to care for each patient likea member of our own family. Practice medicine with the rightpeople, for the right reasons.

Located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, Keyser offers close proximity to Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Area. Enjoy asmall-town culture with access to city life and adventure!

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination andclinical skills required for the comprehensive management ofhospitalized patients. The APP coordinates involvement ofmedical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop acomprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates indirecting that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures,peri-operative services, and coordinates ambulatory managementand/or discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable). The APPparticipates in the education of residents and medical/nursingstudents.

Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and therequirements of the professional licensing or certificationauthority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing.
• National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professionalRegistered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in WestVirginia.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required withadditional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of thedepartment.

EXPERIENCE:

• Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• ACNP or AGACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (asapplicable) Physician Assistant required.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) trainingprogram required.
• Certification by the National Commission for Certification ofPhysician Assistants required.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board ofMedicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required withadditional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of thedepartment.

EXPERIENCE:

• Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable)Physician Assistant preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here areintended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities andduties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for hospitalizedpatients and their families in the inpatient phase ofhospitalization and planning disposition for immediate postdischarge in the ambulatory setting.
2. Completes daily rounds; consults and/orpre-procedure/evaluations.
3. Completes integrated assessments.
4. With the collaboration of hospitalist faculty or by followingestablished clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additionaltests or consults as deemed appropriate.
5. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests followingestablished clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
6. Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staffregarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations anddocuments findings in medical record.
8. Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriateservices and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatientfollow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care forhospitalized patients which includes teaching, discharge planning(as applicable) and necessary referral to other members of thehealth care team as necessary.
10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the agecontinuum of their educational experience and certification.
11. Identifies unstable or complex hospitalized patient caresituations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinicand/or hospital setting.
12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effectiveemergency care.
13. Evaluates general medicine patients and serves as a coordinatorfor follow up, procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (asapplicable).
14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures (asapplicable).
15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skillsin clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation andmanagement of the individual needs of patients/families.
16. Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safemanner.
17. Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientificprinciples, established standards of care and/or researchfindings.
18. Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teachingstrategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospitalstaff, students, patients, families and the community.
19. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by respondingto appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readinessto learn.
20. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
21. Completes all identified clinical competencies.
22. Serves as a resource person for staff caring for thehospitalized patient.
23. Provides educational programs to professional andparaprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
24. Participates in community programs, distribution of literature,as appropriate in area of expertise.
25. Documents the plan of care, interventions and evaluations in aclear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient’smedical record following approved hospital/WVUM policies andcompliance standards for documentation.
26. Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectivelyachieve patient outcome based improvements in care.
27. Provides leadership in the development and implantation ofchanges in the cardiology practice that positively impact patient